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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
all
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
ball
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
belts
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From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
bran
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
caught
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
dangled
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
days
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From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
draw
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From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
enemy
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
evening
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
few
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From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
foolishly
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
gone
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
greediness
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
just
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
laugh
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
made
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
merry
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From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
middle
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
off
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
pike
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
provisions
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
puddings
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
rogues
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
saw
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
show
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
side
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
some
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From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
soon
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From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
strings
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
stuck
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
stuffed
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
stupid
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
swagger
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From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
tarred
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From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
then
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From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
there
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From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had foolishly stuffed ourselves the first evening, just to show off and from stupid greediness, so there was but little left of our provisions.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were not quite so merry for the next few days.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had to draw in our belts, which was soon done, but we still had some swagger in us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The rogues soon saw through it, though, for a ball caught one of our puddings fair in the middle, and who had the laugh on his side then?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the puddings were all gone, we made some stuffed with bran and tarred strings which we stuck on a pike and dangled before the enemy.
